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(No Model) I. W. HEDGELAND. FALL BOARD FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Patented Nov. 23, 1897.

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Warren Snares PATENT Clarion.

FREDERICK WV. HEDGELAND, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE W. WV.KIMBALL COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

FALL-BOARD FOR MUSECAL INSTRUMENTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,012, dated November23, 1897.

Application filed September 1'7, 1897. Serial No. 652,020. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. HEDGE- LAND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fall-Boards forMusical Instruments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the construction of a fall-board capable ofbeing folded upon itself and moved into a recess in the case of theinstrument.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction shown inthe accompanying drawings and set forth in the claims.

The drawings show atFigures 1 and 2 vertical sections of the fall-boardand the adjacent parts of the instrument, the fall-board being shown indifferent positions in the two figures.

In said drawings, A represents one of the ends, B the front, C thefinger-board, and D the top, of the instrument-case. E E are the keys.The fall-boardis composed of three sections F, G, and H, the latterbeing the innor section and pivotally attached at each end to swinginglevers J. Each lever J is supported upon a pivot K, secured in the endof the case or otherwise supported. The section H is provided with anupright extension H, which when the instrument is closed sets closeunder the top D. The middle section G is hinged to the section H at theouter surface of those sections, as at G, so that section G can befolded over upon section H, as shown. The outer section F is hinged tosection G at the lower surface of those sections, as at F, so thatsection F maybe folded over upon section G after the latter has beenfolded upon section H. Then thus folded, the three sections lie one onthe other, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 1, and the entire fallboardmay then be pushed into the recess in the case above the board C andunder the top D, as plainly indicated at Fig. 2. The section F isprovided with a downward exten. sion F which when the board is folded,as above described, extends down in front of both of the sections Gand Hand entirely conceals them from view, so that at such times no hinges ormetal parts employed in the fallboard are Visible, and as this extensionF may be handsomely veneered or polished it presents a very finishedappearance in the folded position. The extension H and section H areadapted to conceal the opening in the case when the board is unfolded.

Oneadvantage attending my construction is that my improved fall-boardwhen folded enters the case but a short distance, so that the majorportion of the space back of the fall-board can be utilized for thesounding devices or action of the instrument.

I claim- 1. The combination in a fall-board, of three hinged sections F,G and H, the front section having an extension adapted to cover theedges of the other two sections when folded, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with an instrument hav- 7o ing a recess in its frontadapted to receive the folded fall-board, of a fall-board composed ofthree hinged sections F, G and H, substantially as specified.

3. The combination with an instrumenthaving a recess in its frontadapted to receive the folded fall-board, of a hinged fall-boardcomposed of three hinged sections F, G and H and swinging levers Jattached to the inner section, substantially as specified.

4:. The combination in a fall-board of three hinged sections F, G and Hadapted to fold together, as set forth, said section F having a downwardextension F and said section H having an upward extension H,substantially as specified.

5. The combination of an inner section H supported by swinging leverswithin the case, an intermediate section G hinged at its top to sectionH, and a front section hinged to section G at its under surface, with amusical instrument having a recess adapted to receive said sections whenfolded one upon the other, substantially as specified.

FREDERICK W. HEDGELAND.

Witnesses:

H. M. MUNDAY, EDW. S. Evans.

